Friday, October 4, 2013

Pure muscle: Khan has to eat five meals a day of 1,000 calories each to keep up his astonishing physique

When amateur boxer Zack ‘King’ Khan was forced to give up because of an injury, he decided to concentrate on his hobby of weightlifting.
The talented 33-year-old from Sheffield was soon asked to enter competitions, and at 29 he won the International Federation of Body Builders title, making him Britain's first Muslim professional bodybuilder.

Dedicated: The 33-year-old from Sheffield says he has never missed Friday prayers despite his career

Champion: Zack 'King' Khan has become the first British Muslim to claim the prestigious IFBB title

'Every day I need to have 5,000 calories so I have at least eight meals a day, but this is difficult during Ramadan.
'In order to get round it I have a protein shake as soon as the window for food consumption opens to warm up my stomach.'

Strong: Khan is currently in Las Vegas with Jodie Marsh for the Olympia Fitness and Performance weekend